Parque-Museo La Venta (original location)

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Parque-Museo La Venta (original location) was the initial site in Huimanguillo, Tabasco, where significant Olmec monumental sculptures and artifacts were first assembled and displayed before their relocation to the current La Venta Museum-Park in Villahermosa.

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Parque-Museo La Venta (original location) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological display site ⓘ
open-air museum ⓘ
associatedWith Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) ⓘ
Mexican archaeologists working at La Venta ⓘ
state government of Tabasco ⓘ
category Olmec art museum ⓘ
archaeological parks in Mexico ⓘ
collectionFromSite La Venta archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: La Venta
collectionMovedInPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
collectionRelocatedTo La Venta Museum-Park (Villahermosa) ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Olmec civilization ⓘ
environment tropical lowland setting of western Tabasco ⓘ
exhibitedWork Basalt column arrangements from La Venta ⓘ
La Venta Colossal Head 1 ⓘ
linked to: Colossal Heads

La Venta Colossal Head 2 ⓘ
linked to: Colossal Heads

La Venta Colossal Head 3 ⓘ
linked to: Colossal Heads

La Venta Colossal Head 4 ⓘ
linked to: Olmec head

Monumental altars from La Venta ⓘ
Stelae from La Venta ⓘ
followedBy La Venta Museum-Park (Villahermosa) ⓘ
hasPart altars and thrones ⓘ
basalt columns and mosaics ⓘ
colossal stone heads ⓘ
stelae ⓘ
heritageDesignation regional cultural heritage site (de facto, not formal UNESCO) ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Tabasco ⓘ
locatedInTime 20th century ⓘ
mainCollection Olmec artifacts ⓘ
Olmec monumental sculptures ⓘ
namedAfter La Venta archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: La Venta
near La Venta oil fields region ⓘ
partOf early Mexican efforts to safeguard archaeological heritage ⓘ
purpose preservation of Olmec sculptures threatened by petroleum exploitation ⓘ
public display of Olmec monuments ⓘ
relocationReason need for better protection and exhibition conditions ⓘ
significantFor conservation history of La Venta monuments ⓘ
early public presentation of Olmec art ⓘ
status former primary display site for La Venta monuments ⓘ
theme Olmec religion and rulership ⓘ
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art ⓘ
usedFor cultural heritage promotion in Tabasco ⓘ
education about Olmec culture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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municipality of Huimanguillo → hasNotableSite → Parque-Museo La Venta (original location) ⓘ